The Greatest Victory The Greatest sacrifice culminated with the greatest victory of all time. The resurrection of Christ Jesus. Review: ● Out of love, God gave us freewill ● Out of our freewill, we rebelled against God and sinned. ● Our sin separated us from a Holy God. Isaiah 59:2 (NIV) But your iniquities have separated […]
THIS WEEK: THE GREATEST IN THE KINGDOM The greatest in the Kingdom are those who seek, hear, see and choose to be what King Jesus says is the greatest in his Kingdom. SEEK, HEAR AND SEE THE KINGDOM Matthew 13:10-17 (NIV) – The disciples came to him and asked, “Why do you speak to […]
The Greatest Kingdom We are Kingdom people now – strangers and aliens – not of this world Think pre-fall –– a Kingdom of chosen relationship A kingdom of relationship with God Looking forward to that day today The Kingdom of heaven is now in believers – we follow Him are being changed by Him and […]
Psalms 145:8-10– The Lord is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. The Lord is good to everyone. He showers compassion on all his creation. 1 Chronicles 16:34– Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good! His faithful love endures forever. Set Up Examples of the Greatest […]
Obey and Experience Reality 7: Obey and Experience God 1. We experience God through obedience. Obedience is an outward expression of your love for God. John 14:15 (NIV) “If you love me, keep my commands. John 14:23 (NIV) Jesus replied, “Anyone who loves me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and we will come […]
Heavenly Father we come to this evening on the verge of our holiday – called Thanksgiving – and we want to turn that over to You – we want You to be in charge of it tonight. And Lord – it’s just not going to happen unless Your Holy Spirit inhabits the words – and […]
The Challenge Exodus 20:3–4 (NIV) We may not create idols like they did in history but we still struggle with idols • Context – there were idols (physical) and internal • God’s word speaks about money and finances because it is a means to pursue our idols Ezekiel 14:1–5 (NIV) Ephesians 5:5 (NIV) Colossians 3:5 […]
FIRST Week One: The Competition This series is designed to help us process our world of distractions and idols; who we need to be and what we are to keep first priority in our lives. Remember whatever is first in our lives is what we worship and what matters most to us. Matthew 6:33 (NIV) But […]
The work of studying Scripture and really looking at what God’s word has to say about discipleship has been the journey of my life. It’s what I care most about – it also leads into everything that Real Life Ministries is as a church, from our programs and leaders to our staff and our […]
Delivered: God Leads REVIEW Continuing in our series through Exodus. Remember that the Old Testament is full of foreshadowing that points towards the New Testament and the coming of Jesus Christ. This week we are covering Exodus 13 & 14, talking about how God leads His people. At this point, God has led his people […]
The facts are the facts—concerning science and historical study. People can look at the same facts and see them differently. This creates the problem of bias and presuppositions. Many Atheists, or even theists who do not believe in the biblical God, state that evil has had an effect on their thinking. […]
The Naked Truth (Part 1) Having a biblical worldview means: We believe the Bible is God’s story. It’s inspired, and it’s protected. We know where we came from. We know how God created the Earth, and what He created it for. We understand God gave us a perfect world and guidelines for […]
What is a life hack? A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more effective way. Not get rich quick strategies but the wise use of time to get to what is right and good more quickly. The Bible has a set of life hacks built into […]
WHAT IS A LIFE HACK? A strategy or technique adopted in order to manage one’s time and daily activities in a more effective way A practical and simple way to make life better WE ARE TALKING ABOUT WISDOM. Wisdom is valuable. It is to see as God sees—all the nuances. Remember all the nuances […]
THIS WEEK’S MYTH: “I CAN BE OK WITH GOD WITHOUT THE CHURCH.” IS THIS TRUE? We often hear: I am closer to God in the mountains. People are too hard, so it’s just me and God. A few of us will just meet in our living room because we don’t agree with the church. I […]
THIS WEEK’S MYTH: “IF I’M A CHRISTIAN, LIFE SHOULD BE EASY.” A DISCIPLE OF JESUS IS: Committed to following Jesus Committed to being changed by Jesus Committed to the mission of Jesus WHAT ARE THE DISCIPLES OF JESUS KNOWN FOR? Loving one another Generosity Serving Believing LOVE/RELATIONSHIPS ARE NOT […]